1966 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

The 1966 Northern Illinois Huskies football team represented Northern Illinois University as independent during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Howard Fletcher, the Huskies compiled a record of 8–2. Northern Illinois played home games at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb, Illinois.

1966 Northern Illinois Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–2
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Peck (2nd season)
MVPDan Meyer
CaptainDan Meyer, Joseph Bertone
Home stadiumHuskie Stadium
(capacity 20,257)
1966 NCAA College Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Parsons   –  9 –2 –0
Drake   –  8 –2 –0
Northern Illinois   –  8 –2 –0
Indiana (PA)   –  7 –2 –0
Santa Clara   –  7 –2 –0
Cortland   –  6 –2 –0
Northeastern   –  6 –2 –0
Akron   –  6 –3 –0
Northern Michigan   –  6 –3 –1
Samford   –  6 –3 –1
Carnegie Tech   –  5 –3 –0
Eastern Michigan   –  5 –3 –1
Northern Arizona   –  6 –4 –0
UC Santa Barbara   –  6 –4 –0
Wheaton (IL)   –  5 –4 –0
Boston University   –  5 –5 –0
Cal Poly Pomona   –  5 –5 –0
Chattanooga   –  5 –5 –0
Colorado College   –  4 –4 –0
Wabash   –  4 –4 –1
Milwaukee   –  4 –5 –1
Southern Illinois   –  4 –5 –1
UC Riverside   –  4 –5 –0
Tampa   –  4 –5 –0
Rose Poly   –  3 –4 –1
Hawaii   –  4 –6 –0
Portland State   –  4 –6 –0
Mississippi Valley State   –  3 –6 –0
Lake Forest   –  2 –5 –0
Wayne State (MI)   –  2 –6 –0

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Butler
W 34–614,872[1]
September 24Kent State
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
L 7–2613,129–18,000[2]
October 1Central Michigan
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 20–138,343–8,500[3][4]
October 8at Ball StateMuncie, IN (rivalry)W 38–247,550–7,853[5][6]
October 15Bradley
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 49–1814,040[7]
October 22at HillsdaleHillsdale, MIW 14–73,400[8]
October 29Akron
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 31–1818,921[9]
November 5at Illinois State
L 8–274,587[10]
November 12at Western Illinois
W 44–69,500[11]
November 19Milwaukee
  • Huskie Stadium
  • DeKalb, IL
W 48–86,637[12]

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References
  1. Overpeck, Dave (September 18, 1966). "Huskie Aerials Key To Victory". The Indianapolis Star. p. 4:2. Retrieved December 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Dietrich, Phil (September 25, 1966). "Flash Power Too Much". The Akron Beacon Journal. p. C1. Retrieved December 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Swanson, Greg (October 3, 1966). "Northern's Fourth Win In Row Concludes Series With Central". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. p. 16. Retrieved December 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  5. Longwith, Bob (October 9, 1966). "Cardinal string stopped, 38-24". The Kokomo Morning Times. p. 11. Retrieved December 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  7. Beard, Curt (October 17, 1966). "Husky Air Show Goes On". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. p. 18. Retrieved December 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Hillsdale Loses, 14-7". Battle Creek Enquirer. United Press International. October 23, 1966. p. 3:2. Retrieved December 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Flynn, John (October 30, 1966). "Tyson Goes Zoom - But Zips Go Zap!". The Akron Beacon Journal. p. C1. Retrieved December 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Huskies Apparently Took Illinois State Too Lightly". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. November 7, 1966. p. 18. Retrieved December 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Swanson, Greg (November 14, 1966). "Rest Easy Fans, Huskies Haven't Lost Winning Touch After All". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. p. 18. Retrieved December 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Osbourne Puts Name In NIU Record Book". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. November 21, 1966. p. 32. Retrieved December 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 12, 2022.


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